Modern Translations New International VersionThe mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire." New Living Translation The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire. English Standard Version And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them. Berean Study Bible The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames. New American Standard Bible The strong man will become like flax fiber, And his work a spark. So they shall both burn together And there will be no one to extinguish them. NASB 1995 The strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together And there will be none to quench them. NASB 1977 And the strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together, And there will be none to quench them. Amplified Bible The strong man will become tinder, And his work a spark. So both will burn together And there will be none to quench them. Christian Standard Bible The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to extinguish the flames. Holman Christian Standard Bible The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames. Contemporary English Version Your strongest leaders will be like dry wood set on fire by their idols. No one will be able to help, as they all go up in flames. Good News Translation Just as straw is set on fire by a spark, so powerful people will be destroyed by their own evil deeds, and no one will be able to stop the destruction. GOD'S WORD® Translation Strong people will become tinder for a fire, and their work will be the spark. Both of them will burn together, and there will be no one to put out the fire. International Standard Version Your strong one will be like tinder, and your work a spark; both of them will burn together, with no one to quench the flames that burn them." NET Bible The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire. Classic Translations King James BibleAnd the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. New King James Version The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench them. King James 2000 Bible And the strong shall be as tinder, and the work of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. New Heart English Bible This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. World English Bible The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them." American King James Version And the strong shall be as wick, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. American Standard Version And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. A Faithful Version And the strong shall be like a wick, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall put them out. Darby Bible Translation And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them]. English Revised Version And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. Webster's Bible Translation And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And the strong shalbe as towe, and the maker thereof, as a sparke: and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And the very strong one Coverdale Bible of 1535 And as for the glory of these thinges, it shalbe turned to drie strawe, and he that made them to a sparke. And they shal both burne together, so that no man shalbe able to quench them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the strong has been for tow, "" And his work for a spark, "" And both of them have burned together, "" And there is none quenching! Young's Literal Translation And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching! Smith's Literal Translation And the strong was for tow, and his work for a spark, and they two were burnt together, and none quenching. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd your strength shall be as the ashes of tow, and your work as a spark: and both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench it. Catholic Public Domain Version And your strength will be like the embers from stubble, and your work will be like a spark, and both will burn together, and there will be no one to extinguish it. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd their strength will become linen and their works sparks, and both shall burn as one, and there is none who extinguishes’” Lamsa Bible And their strength shall be like cotton, and their works like a spark, and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the strong shall be as tow, And his work as a spark; And they shall both burn together, And none shall quench them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench them.     |